Romanians in Italy contemplate going home

Most Roma living in Italy come from Romania, Luca Niculescu writes, adding that owing to the hostile climate in Italy many now want to return to their home country. Romania could benefit from this: "According to a report by the Agency for Government Strategies in Bucharest, over half of the Romanian immigrants now living in Italy are already thinking of returning owing to their growing unpopularity in Italy. ... The optimists hope that those Romanians who return will become more than just statistics or a migratory trend. Romanians who have spent time living abroad return with a different idea of the importance of citizenship and the functioning of authorities. Those who come back could be more active citizens than when they left the country. They could show that Romanian society is adapting to Europe more rapidly than the state leadership."

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